Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Episode 812: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Graham Weaver ( https://x.com/GrahamCWeaver ) about how which moats will win in AI and how he runs a ruthless PE strategy.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(7:06) The buy and build strategy
(10:43) Mowing lawns
(14:48) What’s the overhype with AI
(23:00) Where’s the opportunity
(25:17) Ruthless PE
(28:17) Hero deal: $8M to $500M
(31:24) White hot will to win
(34:17) The blank page
(44:02) Graham’s first million
(46:03) the biggest wealth mistake
(53:39) second-hand therapy from graham
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Links:
• Alpine - alpineinvestors.com
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Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: joinhampton.com/mfm
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Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - shaanpuri.com
• Visit somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: mercury.com
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
*Run your life like a $100M business. Get Sam's personal system here:* clickhubspot.com/vcj
Episode 812: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Graham Weaver ( https://x.com/GrahamCWeaver ) about how which moats will win in AI and how he runs a ruthless PE strategy.
—
Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(7:06) The buy and build strategy
(10:43) Mowing lawns
(14:48) What’s the overhype with AI
(23:00) Where’s the opportunity
(25:17) Ruthless PE
(28:17) Hero deal: $8M to $500M
(31:24) White hot will to win
(34:17) The blank page
(44:02) Graham’s first million
(46:03) the biggest wealth mistake
(53:39) second-hand therapy from graham
—
Links:
• Alpine - alpineinvestors.com
—
Check Out Sam's Stuff:
• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: joinhampton.com/mfm
—
Check Out Shaan's Stuff:
• Shaan's weekly email - shaanpuri.com
• Visit somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: mercury.com
Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC
• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out:
beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge
My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
